Car smoking ban comes into force
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A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.
Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 – but police say they will take a non-confrontational treatment originally.
Whenever an under-18 is in the car, smokers will still be liable even if the windows are down or sunroof open.
But the law will not apply to people who are driving in a convertible which has the roof down.
Nor does it apply to e-cigarettes.
The Scottish Parliament is expected to consider bringing in its own law banning smoking in cars carrying children next year.
Meantime, officials in Northern Ireland said they would look at how the ban is working elsewhere before determining whether or not to go after suit.
More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation.
Passive smoking
- Smoke can stay in the air for up to two and a half hours even with a window open
- Second-hand smoke contains more than Four,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer
- Exposure to second-hand smoke has been strongly linked to chest infections, asthma, ear problems and cot death in children
- Bans on smoking in cars when children are present already exist in some US states, including California, as well as in parts of Canada and Australia
- Research indicates 300,000 children in the UK visit a GP each year because of the effects of second-hand smoke, with 9,500 going to hospital
- Smoking in a car creates a higher concentration of toxins than in a bar – some research has put it at eleven times higher
Exposing children to passive smoking can increase the risk of asthma, meningitis and cot death.
Health campaigners have hailed the budge as a “tremendous victory” and the most significant milestone since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in 2007.
But Simon Clark, director of the smokers’ lobby group Forest, said the fresh law was unnecessary and almost certainly unenforceable.
“If drivers are spotted smoking will they be stopped in case there’s a child in the back? The authorities, especially the police, must have better things to do.”
Analysis: Will the fresh law work?
The acknowledgement by the police that there will be a light-touch treatment to the smoking ban in cars has raised some eyebrows.
But this was always likely to be the case. In fact, the same treatment was taken when the smoking ban in enclosed public places – bars, restaurants and clubs – was introduced in 2007.
It was not made a priority by police or council officials, but the fact it was the law switched attitudes and behaviour.
And that is the point. Like other laws, the aim of this one is public protection – from second-hand smoke. But there is also a broader ambition too: to make smoking socially unacceptable.
Steve White, chairman of the Police Federation, said it would be “enormously challenging” to enforce the ban.
He told Big black cock Radio Four’s Today programme: “The reality of the situation is we are fighting to attend burglaries.
“Should we be focusing on people smoking in cars with children in the cars or should we be focusing on burglaries?”
A National Police Chiefs’ Council spokeswoman said: “Police coerces will be taking an educational, advisory and non-confrontational treatment when enforcing the fresh legislation.
“This would see people being given warnings rather than being issued with fines, which would give time for public awareness of the offences to build.”
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A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.
Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 – but police say they will take a non-confrontational treatment primarily.
Whenever an under-18 is in the car, smokers will still be liable even if the windows are down or sunroof open.
But the law will not apply to people who are driving in a convertible which has the roof down.
Nor does it apply to e-cigarettes.
The Scottish Parliament is expected to consider bringing in its own law banning smoking in cars carrying children next year.
Meantime, officials in Northern Ireland said they would look at how the ban is working elsewhere before determining whether or not to go after suit.
More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation.
Passive smoking
- Smoke can stay in the air for up to two and a half hours even with a window open
- Second-hand smoke contains more than Four,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer
- Exposure to second-hand smoke has been strongly linked to chest infections, asthma, ear problems and cot death in children
- Bans on smoking in cars when children are present already exist in some US states, including California, as well as in parts of Canada and Australia
- Research indicates 300,000 children in the UK visit a GP each year because of the effects of second-hand smoke, with 9,500 going to hospital
- Smoking in a car creates a higher concentration of toxins than in a bar – some research has put it at eleven times higher
Exposing children to passive smoking can increase the risk of asthma, meningitis and cot death.
Health campaigners have hailed the stir as a “tremendous victory” and the most significant milestone since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in 2007.
But Simon Clark, director of the smokers’ lobby group Forest, said the fresh law was unnecessary and almost certainly unenforceable.
“If drivers are spotted smoking will they be stopped in case there’s a child in the back? The authorities, especially the police, must have better things to do.”
Analysis: Will the fresh law work?
The acknowledgement by the police that there will be a light-touch treatment to the smoking ban in cars has raised some eyebrows.
But this was always likely to be the case. In fact, the same treatment was taken when the smoking ban in enclosed public places – bars, restaurants and clubs – was introduced in 2007.
It was not made a priority by police or council officials, but the fact it was the law switched attitudes and behaviour.
And that is the point. Like other laws, the aim of this one is public protection – from second-hand smoke. But there is also a broader ambition too: to make smoking socially unacceptable.
Steve White, chairman of the Police Federation, said it would be “enormously challenging” to enforce the ban.
He told Big black cock Radio Four’s Today programme: “The reality of the situation is we are fighting to attend burglaries.
“Should we be focusing on people smoking in cars with children in the cars or should we be focusing on burglaries?”
A National Police Chiefs’ Council spokeswoman said: “Police compels will be taking an educational, advisory and non-confrontational treatment when enforcing the fresh legislation.
“This would see people being given warnings rather than being issued with fines, which would give time for public awareness of the offences to build.”
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A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales.
Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 – but police say they will take a non-confrontational treatment primarily.
Whenever an under-18 is in the car, smokers will still be liable even if the windows are down or sunroof open.
But the law will not apply to people who are driving in a convertible which has the roof down.
Nor does it apply to e-cigarettes.
The Scottish Parliament is expected to consider bringing in its own law banning smoking in cars carrying children next year.
Meantime, officials in Northern Ireland said they would look at how the ban is working elsewhere before determining whether or not to go after suit.
More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation.
Passive smoking
- Smoke can stay in the air for up to two and a half hours even with a window open
- Second-hand smoke contains more than Four,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer
- Exposure to second-hand smoke has been strongly linked to chest infections, asthma, ear problems and cot death in children
- Bans on smoking in cars when children are present already exist in some US states, including California, as well as in parts of Canada and Australia
- Research indicates 300,000 children in the UK visit a GP each year because of the effects of second-hand smoke, with 9,500 going to hospital
- Smoking in a car creates a higher concentration of toxins than in a bar – some research has put it at eleven times higher
Exposing children to passive smoking can increase the risk of asthma, meningitis and cot death.
Health campaigners have hailed the stir as a “tremendous victory” and the most significant milestone since the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in 2007.
But Simon Clark, director of the smokers’ lobby group Forest, said the fresh law was unnecessary and almost certainly unenforceable.
“If drivers are spotted smoking will they be stopped in case there’s a child in the back? The authorities, especially the police, must have better things to do.”
Analysis: Will the fresh law work?
The acknowledgement by the police that there will be a light-touch treatment to the smoking ban in cars has raised some eyebrows.
But this was always likely to be the case. In fact, the same treatment was taken when the smoking ban in enclosed public places – bars, restaurants and clubs – was introduced in 2007.
It was not made a priority by police or council officials, but the fact it was the law switched attitudes and behaviour.
And that is the point. Like other laws, the aim of this one is public protection – from second-hand smoke. But there is also a broader ambition too: to make smoking socially unacceptable.
Steve White, chairman of the Police Federation, said it would be “utterly challenging” to enforce the ban.
He told Big black cock Radio Four’s Today programme: “The reality of the situation is we are fighting to attend burglaries.
“Should we be focusing on people smoking in cars with children in the cars or should we be focusing on burglaries?”
A National Police Chiefs’ Council spokeswoman said: “Police coerces will be taking an educational, advisory and non-confrontational treatment when enforcing the fresh legislation.
“This would see people being given warnings rather than being issued with fines, which would give time for public awareness of the offences to build.”